Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

Overview

Course code:

MS20412

Duration:

5

Time Unit:

Day(s)

Overview:

Get hands-on instruction and practice configuring advanced Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2, services in this five-day Microsoft Official Course.
This course is part three in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment.
The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment.
Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course focuses on advanced configuration of services necessary to deploy, manage and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as advanced networking services, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), Network Load Balancing, Failover Clustering, business continuity and disaster recovery services as well as access and information provisioning and protection technologies such as Dynamic Access Control (DAC), and Web Application Proxy integration with AD FS and Workplace Join.

This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Exam 412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, which is the third of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2012 credential. Note: Labs in this course are based on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Configure advanced features for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and configure IP Address Management (IPAM) with Windows Server 2012.
Configure and manage iSCSI, BranchCache and FSRM.
Configure DAC to manage and audit access to shared files.
Plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests.
Plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes locations.
Implement and configure an Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) deployment.
Implement an AD RMS deployment.
Implement an AD FS deployment.
Provide high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB).
Implement and validate high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing NLB.
Provide high availability for network services and applications by implementing failover clustering.
Implement a failover cluster, and configure and validate a highly available network service.
Deploy and manage Hyper-V virtual machines in a failover cluster.
Implement a backup and disaster recovery solution based on business and technical requirements.

Topics

Topics:

Module 1: Implementing Advanced Network Services

In this module students will be able to configure advanced features for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS), and configure IP Address Management (IPAM).

- Describe what AD RMS is, and how it can be used to achieve content protection.
- Deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure.
- Configure content protection using AD RMS.
- Enable users outside the organization to access content protected by using AD RMS.

Module 8: Implementing and Administering AD FS

In this module students will be able to implement an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) deployment.

- Describe the identity federation business scenarios and how AD FS can be used to address the scenarios.
- Configure the AD FS prerequisites and deploy the AD FS services.
- Implement AD FS to enable SSO in a single organization.
- Implement AD FS to enable SSO between federated partners.
- Implement the Web Application Proxy and describe WorkPlace Join integration with AD FS.

Module 9: Implementing Network Load Balancing

In this module students will be able to provide high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB).

- Explain failover clustering features in Windows Server 2012.
- Describe how to implement a failover cluster.
- Explain how to configure highly available applications and services on a failover cluster.
- Explain how to maintain a failover cluster and how to use new maintenance features.
- Describe how to implement multi-site failover cluster.

Module 11: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

In this module students will be able to deploy and manage Hyper-V virtual machines in a failover cluster.

- Describe the considerations that must be included when you are implementing a disaster recovery solution.
- Plan and implement a backup solution for Windows Server 2012.
- Plan and implement server and data recovery.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:
Experience working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 servers day to day in an Enterprise environment.

The course pre-requisites can be met by having knowledge equivalent to, or by attendance at, courses 20410C: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 and 20411C: Administering Windows Server 2012 as this course will build upon the knowledge and skills covered in those courses.

Audience

Audience:

This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals with hands on experience implementing, managing and maintaining a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 environment who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to perform advanced management and provisioning of services within that Windows Server 2012 environment.

Candidates who would typically be interested in attending this course will be:
- Experienced Windows Server Administrators who have real world experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 enterprise environment.
- IT Professionals who are looking to take the exam 412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services.
- IT Professionals wishing to take the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) exams in Datacenter, Desktop Infrastructure, Messaging, Collaboration and Communications will also be interested in taking this course as they prepare for the MCSA exams, which are a pre-requisite for their individual specialties.